<p>The guided Pinaka rocket was today successfully test-fired for the second time from launch complex-III of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) launch pad at Chandipur.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Defence sources said the test was conducted at 12:45 PM and Pinaka rocket mark-II, equipped with navigation, guidance and control kit, was transformed into a "guided Pinaka".<br /><br />The conversion facilitated range enhancement and improvement in Pinaka's accuracy.<br /><br />"The mission met all its objectives," said ITR Director B K Das.<br />He said all the radars, electro-optical and telemetry systems at the ITR monitored the guided Pinaka throughout its flight path.<br /><br />Deputy Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen Subrata Saha, Director General Artillery Lt Gen P K Srivastava and other senior officers of the army witnessed the launch, an official statement said.<br /><br />Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar congratulated both Army and DRDO for developing the guided Pinaka in a very short span of time, it said.<br /><br />ARDE Director K M Rajan, RCI Director BHVS Narayana Murthy, ITR Director B K Das, Director of High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (Pune) K P S Murthy and Director of Proof and Experimental Establishment at Chandipur R Appavuraj monitored the launch operations.<br /><br />Scientific Adviser to Defence Minister G Satheesh Reddy, who was present during the launch operations, said the success of guided Pinaka has shown the capability of the county in converting unguided systems into precision weapons.<br /><br />DRDO Chairman S Christopher said it is an example of synergy between armed forces and DRDO.<br /><br />The guided version of Pinaka has been developed jointly by Armament Research and Development Establishment, Pune, and Hyderabad-based Research Centre Imarat and Defence Research and Development Laboratory. Chandipur ITR provided the range and launch support.<br /><br />Its first successful test flight was conducted from the same venue on January 12.</p>
<p>The guided Pinaka rocket was today successfully test-fired for the second time from launch complex-III of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) launch pad at Chandipur.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Defence sources said the test was conducted at 12:45 PM and Pinaka rocket mark-II, equipped with navigation, guidance and control kit, was transformed into a "guided Pinaka".<br /><br />The conversion facilitated range enhancement and improvement in Pinaka's accuracy.<br /><br />"The mission met all its objectives," said ITR Director B K Das.<br />He said all the radars, electro-optical and telemetry systems at the ITR monitored the guided Pinaka throughout its flight path.<br /><br />Deputy Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen Subrata Saha, Director General Artillery Lt Gen P K Srivastava and other senior officers of the army witnessed the launch, an official statement said.<br /><br />Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar congratulated both Army and DRDO for developing the guided Pinaka in a very short span of time, it said.<br /><br />ARDE Director K M Rajan, RCI Director BHVS Narayana Murthy, ITR Director B K Das, Director of High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (Pune) K P S Murthy and Director of Proof and Experimental Establishment at Chandipur R Appavuraj monitored the launch operations.<br /><br />Scientific Adviser to Defence Minister G Satheesh Reddy, who was present during the launch operations, said the success of guided Pinaka has shown the capability of the county in converting unguided systems into precision weapons.<br /><br />DRDO Chairman S Christopher said it is an example of synergy between armed forces and DRDO.<br /><br />The guided version of Pinaka has been developed jointly by Armament Research and Development Establishment, Pune, and Hyderabad-based Research Centre Imarat and Defence Research and Development Laboratory. Chandipur ITR provided the range and launch support.<br /><br />Its first successful test flight was conducted from the same venue on January 12.</p>